A warrior sounds the triton shell battle horn. Strangers have arrived on the beach. Spears fly and slings are snapped as the white sail of the canoe approaches. The visitors cry out in the local tongue – “This is the Word of God in our Gapapaiwa language!” A dramatic reenactment of the first arrival of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘papua new guinea’
Battle Horn – Monday’s Inspiring Image
Posted: 25th April 2011 by Elyse in ResourcesTags: celebration, pacific islands, papua new guinea, photo, photography
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Open Window
Posted: 11th April 2011 by Elyse in Resources, WorkTags: pacific, pacific islands, papua new guinea, photo, photography, photojournalist, PNG
What is she thinking? This young girl lives in the lowlands province of Sanduan, Papua New Guinea. This structure is her family’s house, and this opening – a window. Taken on film about 10 years ago, she would be a young woman now, with children of her own. The photographer, an SIL literacy specialist, was [...]
Water Village
Posted: 14th February 2011 by Elyse in ResourcesTags: papua new guinea, photo, photography, river, village
Monday’s Inspiring Image
Papua New what?
Posted: 23rd August 2010 by Rachel in WorkTags: papua new guinea, production, radio
Could you find Papua New Guinea on a map? I was surprised to find that many people cannot. As I prepared to go to the capital city of Port Moresby, I started telling people where I was headed. I encountered many blank stares and glazed eyes. No one seemed to know where this beautiful country [...]